Metallic shingle



p 1927' B. 6. CALL METALLIC SHINGLE Filed Sept. 30, 1925 INVENTORATTORNEY 35 ter set forth and claimed Patentd Sept. 27,1927.

UNITED STATES BENJAMIN GEORGE CALL, OF TACOMA,

WASHINGTON, ASBIGNOR TO AMERICAN BMELTING AND REFINING COMPANY, 01 NEWYORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

METALLIC SHINGIJLE.

Application filed September 80, 1825. Serial No. 59,492.

The inventionrelates to shingles for roofs and other surfaces it isdesired to make weather-proof and more particularly relates to shinglesmade of flexible and water-proof sheet material such as copper.

According to the invention each shingle is made with one longitudinalside ed e bent under and the other longitudinal si e edge bent over toform folds, the ad'oining shingles of a row having their fol s hooked togather to form interlocking joints. Furtherturned portion on the lowertransverse ed e may be pressed downwardly to lock t e joints and therebymore securely hold the shingles in position.

Variousbther objects and advantages of the invention will be obviousfrom the following particular description of one form of device emboding my invention or from an inspection 0 the accompanying drawings; andthe invention also consists in certam new and novel features ofconstruction and combinations 50f parts hereinaf- In the accompanyingdrawings I have shown for purpose of i lustration one form of structureembodying the invention, in which Fig. 1 is a plan view showing inassembled relation' two adjoining rows of shingles made according to theinvention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fi 1. %ig. 3 is a planview of a single shingle.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the lower transverse side of a single shingle,and

Fig. 5 is a section on the line5-5 of Fig. 1 showing how the shingles ofan upper row are secured to the next lower row and showing how part ofthe lower portion of each shin le is depressed to securely lock theoints tween shingles.

In the following description and in the claims arts will be identifiedby specific names or convenience, but they are intended to be as genericin their application to similar parts as the art will permit.

Referring to the drawing, each shngle is generally rectangular in shape.It comprises a body portion 10 having one longitudinal edge bent underto form a fold 11 and the opposite longitudinal edge bent over to form afold 1 At the lower transverse edge a projection 18 is provided havng aIon ltudmal edge 14 at substantially the midd e of the lower side of thebody and an obli ue edge 15 extending from the stud longitu inal edge 14to the overturned fold 12. The projection 13 has a portion cut away fromthe body 10 and bent under to form an underturned fold 16 for a purposehereinafter described.

To assemble the shingles on a supportin surface a'lower row 1 may befirst place in osition, the shingles being hooked to-' get er by means 0the complementa folds or hooking portion 11 and 12 an nailed by means ofnails 2 or otherwise secured to the supporting surface at the upperparts of the bodies thereof. The next row 3 above may then be placed inositlon. Each shingle starting at one si e of the row may be overlappedthe desired distance over the lower row 1 with the lower attaching foldor hooking portion 16 interleaved in a joint between the shingles in thelower row 1. Tween shingle of the upper row 2 may be hooked to the firstshingle by means of the complementary folds, the attaching fold 16 onthe bottom of it being interleaved within the next joint of the lowerrow 1. The shingles may be nailed by nails 4 or otherwise secured to thesupporting surface at the upper portions thereof.

It will be seen that the shingles will be held with their attachingfolds or hookin portions in hooked engagement by the uni 2 and 4.However, in order to more securely lock the shingles in assembledrelation, after the shingles are assembled, the

un erturned attaching told 16 on the lowertransverse edge may be presseddown to siurther ldck the joints between shingles.

This expedient provides a further security against the shingles becomingloose or becoming separate en agement of the joints. e hooln'ng portions11 and 16 both open in the same direction, while the hoolm'ng portion 12opens in a direction opposite to that of the hooking portions 11 and 16;This construction insures an easy assembly of shingles on the supportingsurface at the same time providing an edicientinterlocking engagementbetween shingles making good weather-proof joints. lt'will be understoodthatthe entire root or othersuriace may be covered with shinin thismanner. Any degles proceeding sired overla etween rows may be provided.lt Wl also be seen that the shingles are simple in design, cheap tomanufacture,

rugged and durable, and that each shinglev is identical in constructionWill the others.

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, edges beneath said body, said first hooking v"llhe joints betweenadjacent zl: we; in the same row are'not liable to leak ecause of theoverturned folds acting as walls to prevent the water from flowingbetween the shingles. Furthermore, it is impossible for the wind orelements to tear loose an upper row from a lower row because of thelower attaching folds on the shingles booked within the. joints of thelower row.

While l have shown and. described and have pointed'out in the annexedclaims certain novel features of my invention, it will be understoodthat various omissions, substitutions and changes in the forms anddetails of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made bythose skilled in the art withoutdeparting from the spirit of myinvention.

ll claim--- 1. A shingle comprising a body, a first hooking portion onone edge above said body, a second hooln'ng portion on an opposite edgebeneath said body, a third hooking portion on an edge joining saidopposite portion opening in' a direction opposite I body, a secondhookin said second and third hooking portions.

2. A. shingle comprising a body, a first ,hooking portion-on one edgeabove said portion on an o poslte edge beneath'sai body, a third hoo mgportion on an edge-pining said opposite edges beneath said SdldpSEGOIld.and third hooking portion ening in the same direction I 3. A shinglecompris" a body of sheet material having at one o go a portion bent Iunder to form an nndeiturned fold and at another edgea portion bent overto form neonate from each other by dis- 1 -len h of the an overturnedfold, said folds being adapted to form hooked joints with comp ementary.folds on like shingles, an edge of said body being rovided'with a secondunderturned fold adapted to be hooked into a hooked joint oi a lower rowof like shin les.

4. A shingle comprisinga b0 y of sheet materialhaving at onelongitudinal edge a portion, bent under to form a laterally extendinunderturned told and at its opposite e go a portion bentovcr to form alaterally extending overturned fold, said folds extending substantiallythe entire ody and adapted. to form hoo red jointswith complementaryfolds on like shingles, the lower transverse edge of said body beingprovided with a projection having a longitudinal edge between thelongitudinal edges of said body, said projection having a portion at itslongitudinal edge bent under to form a second laterally extendingunderturned fold adapted to be hooked into a hooked joint of a lower rowof like shingles.

5. A shingle comfprising a substantially rectangular ody 0 sheetmaterial having at one longitudinal edge a portion bent rovided withan'integral projection havmg a longitudinal edge near the middle of Midsaid lower side and an oblique ed e extend ing fromthe longitudinal ed ec said projection to said overturned jection having a portion cut awayfrom said old, said pro-- and bent around its lon itudinal edge d to 5mma second underturne fold adapted to e hooked into a hooked joint of alower row of like shingles.

6. A shingle construction ada ted to positioned upon a supporting surace a row of shingles each comprising a bodyhaving hooking portionspnopposite edges to form 'o'ints with adjoin ingles, each shingle ortion'iits body distorted adt sai joints and in contact therewith tinleek oneof said joints.

7. A. shingleconstruction ada ted to bpositioned upon'a supporting surace, a row of shingles each comprising a body, a first hooking portionon one edge above said body, a second hookin portion on an opposite edgebeneath sai body, each shingle having its hook'ng portions engaged withavmg e i r therewith.

,amportion of its body pressed downdd. shingle construction adapted tobe complementary hooking ortions on adoining, shingles to form joints,each shingle jacent saidjoints and in contact iao positioned upon asupporting surface, a lower row of shingles each comprising a bodyhaving afirst hooking rtion on one edge, a second hooking portion on theopposite edge to form joints with adjoining shingles, and a thirdhooking portion on another edge, an upper like row of shingles, thethird hooking portions of the upper row being in interlocking engagementwith the joints in the lower row, each shingle in the 10 In testimonywhereof I have hereunto set 15 my hand and seal,

BENJAMIN GEORGE CALL.

